Beginning Spells

The Magic User player character in the world of Moondust begins with four first level spells. One of these four spells must be Read Magic. The other three may be chosen by the player. As an option the Magic User may replace one of these beginning spells with 3 cantrips. The cantrips and/or spells are chosen from the following list.

The Magic User player character will start with one standard spell book. This book will be a gift from his or her master or mentor. It will contain all their initial spells and cantrips. Additional books must be purchased or found.

Types and aspects of spell books

Standard spell books cost 1000g for materials, plus an additional 100g per spell level for each spell contained therein. Standard spell books are approximately 16 inches in height, 12 inches wide, and 6 inches think. They weigh 150gp and contain 96 spell slots. Each spell takes up multiple spells slots based on its level as follows.

The process used is scribing spells to a book is much more time consuming and expensive that scribing a scroll. This imbues a certain level of permanency to the spell that cannot be obtained with a scroll. This allows the memorization of the spell contained therein, without the side effect of it being erased from the book.